The best things about working at Lawyer’s Aid Service

Direct quotes from members of the staff

"The informality … The friendliness … Really nice people … Flexibility … The downtown location … Variety of tasks."

"Lawyer's Aid Service offers a high level of professional development; it has been a tremendous boost to my career and has built my skills in a wide variety of areas…. I don't believe I could have gained such a broad set of skills with any other company…. the freedom to approach and solve problems in my own way. "

"Dealing with clients … The variety … Never a dull moment."

"Time flexibility … The people … Macs! … Water in the vending machine."

"Location near UT … Scheduling flexibility."

"Talking to interesting people over the phone, not in person … Interesting work … Enjoy helping people … Love to find any piece of information I'm told I can't find … The people I work with … We're the best at what we do … Parking close to school [when I was in UT] … Scheduling around school … Learn how to deal with people better … No rigid structure … No Dilbert management … A family-owned company rather than a chain … Learn useful job skills and people skills … The on-site [big] kitchen … Good restaurants in walking distance."

"Being given significant responsibility, as much as we want … Having a lot in common with the staff and their level of education."

"Good hours of operation Monday through Friday [instead of night and weekend shifts] … a variety of tasks … I don't sit all day; I get up and walk around."

"Laid-back atmosphere, not up-tight … Time flexibility."

"Being given responsibility and the freedom to carry it out … How it [the company] is structured. Everyone has roles and the space to carry them out … My experience level [can deal with just about any issue that comes up because I've dealt with it before.]"

"Casual dress code. Don't have to buy a new wardrobe … The laid-back, fun people … Schedule flexibility for days off … Proximity to campus [when a student] … The work itself is interesting."

"The satisfaction of helping people."

"Getting to talk to a lot of different people … Helping people … The atmosphere is laid-back, not critical … A lot more pleasant [than a fast food job] … I like to do office work … Organizing things, the teamwork aspect … Trying to help each other out in different ways, finding the ways we work together the best."